Antibiotics / Mary Elizabeth Wilson.

Wilson, Mary E., author

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
©2019

xxv, 401 pages ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Specialized.

Virtually everyone has taken antibiotics. They can be lifesavers - or they can be useless. But what are they? How are they used? And what happens as the effectiveness of antibiotics begins to decline? This title examines the personal and societal implications of our planet's most important - and arguably most overused - medications. In a question-and-answer format, it unpacks the most complicated aspects of this issue, including: how antibiotics are used (and overused) in humans, plants, and livestock; the consequences to date, and the potential crisis ahead, as overuse of existing antibiotics breeds new resistance in bacteria; how the globalised world enables antibiotic resistance more quickly; collateral damage, individually and societally, of antibiotic use; and, the difficult decisions ahead related to medical care and the food system.

9780190663407 (pbk)

615.329

RM267

615.329

English

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